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U California Hosts Tech Summit

The University of California
(UC) will host a summit about technology in higher education on Friday, October 24 in
San Francisco.

The UC eNGAGE summit is intended to explore the role of technology in the
student experience at the University of California and in higher education
institutions globally. In recent years, technology has had an increasing effect
on virtually all aspects of campus life, and organizers of the UC eNGAGE summit
said they hope the event "will serve as the kickoff to an ongoing, university-wide
discussion about where technology fits into the UC educational experience,"
according to a news release from the university.

Janet Napolitano, president of the University of California, will give
welcoming remarks at the summit, and Gary Small, professor of psychiatry and
biobehavioral sciences at UCLA and author of "iBrain: Surviving the
Technological Alteration of the Modern Mind," will give the keynote address. The
one-day summit will feature talks and panel discussions, as well as a showcase
of innovative implementations of technology at UC campuses. Numerous technology
companies will also be on hand to show off their products at the vendor
pavilion.